Selena Gomez Was 'Ashamed' of an Album Cover Where She Felt Oversexualized

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Selena Gomez is opening up about the industry's «unfair» practice of sexualizing stars at a young age. Case in point: one of her album covers that made her feel «ashamed.»The 29-year-old singer and actress made the admission during 's Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable that included Tracee Ellis Ross, Amy Schumer, Molly Shannon, Quinta Brunson and Bridget Everett.

Near the end of that hour-long conversation that took place in May, Schumer commended the  star for charting her own path.«And then how someone like Selena, who was sexualized at such a young age, but you've just rejected that and have really found your own style and your own presence,» Schumer says. «Because I know they put you through a system and make you feel like this is how you have to do it.

And especially when you're getting that positive feedback and people are attracted to you, it takes a lot to go, 'I'm going to go in this direction.'»Gomez jumped in and said «it's really unfair» before bringing up a particular experience early on in her singing career.«I actually did an album cover and I was really ashamed after I did it,» Gomez said. «I had to work through those feelings because I realized it was attached to something deep that was going on.

And it was a choice that I wasn't necessarily happy that I made, but I think that I've done my best, at least I try to be myself.»A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)Gomez never mentions which album she's referring to, but her second studio album,, in 2016 had Gomez, 24 at the time, posing nude.